Automatic fountain attachment for pens.



O. A. FAUST.

AUTOMATIG FOUNTAIN ATTACHMENT FOR PENS. APPLICATION FILED MAY 25, 1908.

91 2,659. Patented Feb. 16, 1909.

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AUTOMATIC FOUNTAIN ATTACHMENT FOR IPE'NS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 16, 1909.

Application filed May 25, 1908. Serial No. 434,733.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. FAUST, a

citizen of-the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cookand State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement inAutomatic Fountain Attach- Reference will be had to the accompanyingdrawing in which- Figure 1 1s a top plan view of a pen with the fountainattached. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 shows a detail ofthe end plug or cap. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional detail view showingpen in operation. Fi 5 is a sectional view showing the parts in .-argerscale. Figs. 6 and 7 are details of a clamp for holding the fountain tothe pen.

In the drawing 1 indicates any ordinary penholder handle to which thereis fixed a pen, which is shown in this drawing to be composed of the twoblades 2 and 3 forming the ordinary flat double pen, what is known as anautomatic shading pen, for round writing or show card writing formarking purposes and many other kinds of work. Other styles of pens maybe used with the invention.

Mounted at the top and along the penholder handle there is an inkfountain storage chamber, 4 held by clasps 5 to the holder 1. The clasps5 may be made in any suitable manner and a desirable form is shown byFigs. 6 and 7 The ink is supplied to the fountain chamber 4: throu h theup r end, which is normally closed %y a cap provided with a vent hole 7which registers with asimilar hole .in the wall of the tube 4 whereby onrotating the cap 6 the vent may be adjusted to vary in amount or beclosed entirely. The lower end' 8 of the tube 4 is smaller andterminates into a clasp 9 provided with a tightening screw 10, whichclasp holds a block 11 by frictional contact in the clasp and byloosening screw 10, block 11 may be adjusted or removed as desired.Block 11 is provided with a chamber l2 closed at the top by a screw plugl3 and chamber 12 is open by a hole 14 to ahole 15 into the tube 8 ofthe fountain ink supply chamber 4. The lower end of block 11 is providedwith a nipple 16 extending through a hole in top plate 3 of the pen, orresting on top of plate if an ordinary writingpen or a similar tool formarking or writlng is used in connection with this fountain. This nipple16 is provided with a hole 17 through which there extends a stem 18 of avalve 19 The stem 18 is smaller than the hole 17, so that at all timesthere is a space for the flow ofink around the stem 18 The stem 18 restsat all times upon the lower plate or blade 2 of the pen or on top platewhen other styles are used, and by pressing the blade 2 of the pen, thestem 18 is lifted and thereby the valve block is also lifted, which letsthe ink flow down on to blade 2 of the pen, andthereby supply the pen.The valve block 19 is closed automatically by a spring 20 workingagainst block or plug 13. A screw 21 limits the upward lift of valve 19,to prevent an excessive flow of ink. The adjustment of the block 11 inthe clasp 9 permits the stem 18 of valve 19 to be nicely adjusted tosuit the bending of the pen blade, to supply the requisite amount ofink, by the simple act of writing.

The clamps shown in Figs. 6 and 7 are made ofa stamped sheet of metalhaving the upward wings 22 comprising the main body of the metal and thelower wings 23 cut out of apertures 2 1 and bent downward "as shown inthe drawing which make a desirable and cheap clamp with which to fastenthe fountain to the pen.

WVhat I claim is:

1. The combination with a penholder and a springing pen carried thereby,of an ink receptacle having a lateral discharge opening near one end,means for detachably and 'adjustably securing the receptacle to thepenholder with said opening adjacent to the springing portion of thepen, and a valve normally closing said opening and having its stemprojectlng therefrom against said sprin in portion, substantially as setforth.

2. i fountain attachment for springing 20 c c n pen carried thereby, andhaving a springing portion of an elongated ink receptacle de I pens andtheir holders comprising an ink a pen carried thereby, of an inkreceptacle mounted upon the penholder, extending over the upper side ofthe pen and having a discharge opening upon the side next the pen, avalve for said opening having its stem projecting; toward the pen, andmeans for at will varyingthe distance of said opening from the pen. I

4. The combinationof-a penholder and a 'tachably secured to thepenholder, projecting over the upper side of the pen, and provided witha discharge opening upon the side next the pen, a valve for saidopening,having its stem projecting against said springing portion, a springyieldingly resisting the opening of the valve, and means for at Wllladjusting the position of said stem with respect to the pen, whereby thedegree of opening of the valvemay be varied.

5. An ink fountain adapted to be used with a double bladed pen andprovided with a discharge opening between the blades of the pen, a valvefor controlling the amount of the dischargeand a valve stem in contactwith a blade of the pen, whereby the bending of the blade opens thevalve.

6. An ink fountain adapted to be used with a uouble bladed pen andprovided with a discharge opening between the blades of the pen, a valvefor controlling the amount of the discharge a valve stem in contact witha blade of the pen, whereby the bending of the blade opens the valve,with means whereby the valve stem may be adjusted in relation to the penblade.

7. A fountain for a pen having a discharge opening composed of a nippleor a spout extending approximately at right angles to the pen blade, avalve in this nipple or spout for controlling the opening and a stem foractuating the valve extending through the nipple or spout and resting onthe pen blade.

8. A fountain for a pen having a discharge opening composed of a nippleor a spout extending approximately at right angles to the pen blade, avalve in this nipple or spout for controlling the opening and a stem foractuating the valve" extending through the nipple or spout and restingon the pen blades, with means whereby the valve-carrying portion of thefountain may be adjusted in relation to the pen blade.

In witness whereof I hereunto sign -Iny name on this 8th day of April,1908 at Chicago, Illinois in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES AYERS FAUST. Witnesses: JOHN GRANT,

J os. A. LA BREE.

